28 Amendments of Krišjānis KARIŅŠ related to 2015/2113(INI)
Amendment 11 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 32 a (new)
Citation 32 a (new)
– having regard to Decision No 994/2012/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 October 2012 establishing an information exchange mechanism with regard to intergovernmental agreements between Member States and third countries in the field of energy,
Amendment 35 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas the Member States are exclusively competent for defining their energy mix, and the Commission must not encroach upon this competence by passing EU laws thashall assure that EU legislation does not discriminate against certain energy resources to the advantage of others;
Amendment 83 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D b (new)
Recital D b (new)
Db. whereas the Energy Union reflects multiple calls of the European Parliament to establish a true pan-European Energy Community, based on a strong common energy market, coordination of energy purchasing outside of the EU and common European funding of research and innovation in the area of new sustainable energy technologies;
Amendment 92 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E a (new)
Recital E a (new)
Ea. whereas the Energy Community is an instrument to expand internal energy market to EU's neighbourhood countries, thus contributing to the creation of a pan- European energy space based on common principles and the rule of law;
Amendment 127 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital H a (new)
Recital H a (new)
Ha. whereas EU is heavily dependent on energy imports from Russia, which has proven to be an unreliable partner and uses its energy supplies as a political weapon;
Amendment 154 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital O a (new)
Recital O a (new)
Oa. whereas significant commercial gas supply contracts have an impact on EU energy security and, therefore should be subject to ex-ante compliance checks with EU law;
Amendment 166 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital P
Recital P
P. whereas 30 million European jobs are at risk owing to the US shale gas boom, as energy-intensive industries move operations to the US, where energy costs are far lower and where regulation of greenhouse gas emissions is less restrictive;
Amendment 179 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital R
Recital R
R. whereas EU companies have a share of 40 % of all patents for renewable technologies, which makes it a global leader as regards investmentnovation in renewable energy;
Amendment 194 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital T a (new)
Recital T a (new)
Ta. whereas competition leads to lower energy prices;
Amendment 280 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to actively pursue the diversification of supply (energy sources, suppliers and routes); to this end, calls on the Commission to promote the construction of the relevant energy infrastructure priority corridors, as specified in Annex I to the trans-European energy networks (TEN-E) regulation and Part II of the Annex I to the Connecting Europe Facility (CEF) regulation, such as the Southern Gas Corridor, with a special focus on Member States with high dependency; calls on the Commission to prioritize the existing internal capacities including indigenous energy resources;
Amendment 297 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Underlines that well-developed and fully integrated infrastructure allowing for enhanced diversification of supplies and cross-border flows is vital for ensuring security of supply both in normal and emergency conditions and for delivering energy from competitive sources to consumers across the European Union and Energy Community;
Amendment 348 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Calls on the Commission to support those Member States that wish to negotiate energy contracts on a voluntary basis by introducing a common negotiatpurchasing mechanism, and stresses that the functioning of such a mechanism must be subject to compliance with the EU internal market acquis and with EU competition and World Trade Organisation rules;
Amendment 360 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Stresses that greater transparency of intergovernmental agreements could be achieved by strengthening the role of the Commission in energy-related negotiations involving one or more Member States and third countries, including by having the Commission participate in those negotiations if there is a risk of abuse of a dominant position by one supplier; notes that furthermore the Commission should carry out ex-ante and ex-post assessments and draw up both a positive and a negative list of agreement clauses, such as export ban and, destination clauses, take-or-pay clauses and oil indexation of gas pricing;
Amendment 368 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. calls on the Commission to include strong ex-ante assessment provisions on commercial gas supply contracts in the revision of the Security of Gas Supply Regulation;
Amendment 388 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Calls on the Commission to prepare draft contract templates and guidelines including an indicative list of abusive clauses in order to create a reference for competent authorities and companies in their contracting activities; furthermore calls on the Commission to publish quarterly assessments of the average import prices;
Amendment 395 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Stresses that in order to ensure a level playing field and strengthen the bargaining position of EU companies vis-à-vis external suppliers, key features of the contracts should be aggregated and regularly published so as to establish a transparent benchmark which can be referred tocreate transparency that can be utilized by competent authorities and companies in their future negotiations, whilst protecting the confidentiality of sensitive information and ensuring compliance with EU competition law;
Amendment 493 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Calls on the Commission, and in particular DG TRADE, to comaintainue to press for a dedicated the goal of dedicating a separate energy chapter within the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP), with a view to removing US export restrictions on both crude oil and liquefied natural gas (LNG) and eliminating protectionist measures;
Amendment 497 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 a (new)
Paragraph 18 a (new)
18a. Stresses that a strengthened Energy Community should be the pivotal arm of the EU's external energy policy and invites the Commission to come forward with concrete proposals based on the report of the High-Level Reflection Group for the reform of the Energy Community;
Amendment 513 #
Motion for a resolution
Subheading 2
Subheading 2
Amendment 530 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 a (new)
Paragraph 20 a (new)
20a. Points out the importance of a flexible and dynamic internal energy market that ensures competitive and affordable energy prices for consumers that could be achieved through enhanced competition on the market, alleviation of excessive regulatory obligations and by addressing insufficient demand and supply flexibility;
Amendment 577 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Believes at the same time that market- based mechanisms must be complemented by tangible and ambitious solidarity mechanisms, such as more efficient EU regional and EU level crisis management, better use of LNG and gas storage and virtual capacity reserve mechanisms to be enshrinto be reflected in EU legislation, including the Security of Gas Supply Regulation, which, to this end, must be reviewed as soon as possible;
Amendment 887 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 36 a (new)
Paragraph 36 a (new)
36a. Endorses the Commission's ambition to make the EU a world leader in renewable energy technologies and actively promoting an increased use of RES at Member State level even beyond the EU objectives, as RES are among the most effective ways to reduce dependency on fossil fuels, to address our import dependence and contribute to a low carbon economy while taking into account that RES can contribute to the creation of jobs and new business opportunities. Calls on the Commission to work towards European RES support schemes criteria, and calls on Member States to adjust their subsidy schemes according to these European criteria to maximize the intra-EU trade in renewable electricity, to allow the use of these resources across the EU where they are most effective, and with a view to achieving a harmonised EU support system in the long run. Reminds that subsidies for mature RES technologies should be gradually phased out.
Amendment 937 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 38 a (new)
Paragraph 38 a (new)
38a. Calls on the European Commission to safeguard the competitiveness of the energy intensive industries by taking into account both direct and indirect carbon costs and changing production levels thus ensuring long term planning security for industrial investments.
Amendment 1025 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 43
Paragraph 43
43. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to undertake common efforts in order to bring down wholesale and retail gas and energy prices by 20 % by 2020energy prices;
Amendment 1040 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 43 b (new)
Paragraph 43 b (new)
43b. Points out that transport represents over 30% of final energy consumption in Europe and 94% percent of transport relies on oil products; recognizes transports vital role in reducing greenhouse gas emissions.
Amendment 1041 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 43 b (new)
Paragraph 43 b (new)
43b. Draws attention to the fact that globally agreed rules within the International Civil Aviation Organisation and the International Maritime Organisation are required in order for aviation and maritime CO2 emission targets to be met, which is important for the competitiveness of European industries.
Amendment 1042 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 43 b (new)
Paragraph 43 b (new)
43b. Notes that 70 % of Europeans live in cities and calls for targeted measures from the Member States towards smooth, cost-effective and energy-efficient urban transport; stresses that energy-efficiency can be improved by supporting digitalisation and use of intelligent transport systems and developing innovative transport services.
Amendment 1162 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 50
Paragraph 50
50. Instructs its President to forward this resolution to the Council and the Commission, the Commission and the Contracting Parties of the Energy Community.